From gula, or from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula. Compare Catalan and Portuguese engolir, Italian ingollare. Not cognate with English engulf, despite similar phonetics and meaning.
- IPA(key): /enɡuˈʝiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʝiɾ]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /enɡuˈʝiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʝiɾ]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /enɡuˈʎiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʎiɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enɡuˈʃiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʃiɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enɡuˈʒiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʒiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gu‧llir
engullir (first-person singular present engullo, first-person singular preterite engullí, past participle engullido)
- (transitive) to wolf, gulp down
- (transitive) to swallow up
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of engullir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive engullir
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dative
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engullirme
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engullirte
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engullirle, engullirse
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engullirnos
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engulliros
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engullirles, engullirse
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accusative
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engullirme
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engullirte
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engullirlo, engullirla, engullirse
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engullirnos
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engulliros
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engullirlos, engullirlas, engullirse
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with gerund engullendo
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dative
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engulléndome
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engulléndote
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engulléndole, engulléndose
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engulléndonos
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engulléndoos
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engulléndoles, engulléndose
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accusative
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engulléndome
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engulléndote
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engulléndolo, engulléndola, engulléndose
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engulléndonos
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engulléndoos
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engulléndolos, engulléndolas, engulléndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative engulle
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dative
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engúlleme
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engúllete
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engúllele
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engúllenos
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not used
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engúlleles
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accusative
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engúlleme
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engúllete
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engúllelo, engúllela
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engúllenos
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not used
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engúllelos, engúllelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative engullí
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dative
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engullime
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engullite
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engullile
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engullinos
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not used
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engulliles
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accusative
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engullime
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engullite
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engullilo, engullila
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engullinos
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not used
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engullilos, engullilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative engulla
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dative
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engúllame
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not used
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engúllale, engúllase
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engúllanos
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not used
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engúllales
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accusative
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engúllame
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not used
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engúllalo, engúllala, engúllase
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engúllanos
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not used
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engúllalos, engúllalas
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with first-person plural imperative engullamos
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dative
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not used
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engullámoste
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engullámosle
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engullámonos
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engullámoos
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engullámosles
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accusative
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not used
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engullámoste
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engullámoslo, engullámosla
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engullámonos
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engullámoos
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engullámoslos, engullámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative engullid
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dative
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engullidme
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not used
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engullidle
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engullidnos
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engullíos
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engullidles
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accusative
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engullidme
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not used
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engullidlo, engullidla
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engullidnos
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engullíos
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engullidlos, engullidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative engullan
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dative
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engúllanme
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not used
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engúllanle
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engúllannos
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not used
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engúllanles, engúllanse
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accusative
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engúllanme
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not used
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engúllanlo, engúllanla
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engúllannos
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not used
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engúllanlos, engúllanlas, engúllanse
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